Air Force Ranks

Story Air Forces Ranks for OTS

E-1 Airman Basic

No Insignia

E-2 Airman

A Chevron with one stripe

E-3 Airman First Class

A Chevron with two stripes

E-4 Senior Airman

A Chevron with three stripes

E-5 Staff Sergeant

A Chevron with 4 stripes

E-6 Technical Segeant

A Chevron with 5 stripes

E-7 Master Sergeant

Chevron with 6 stripes (one of which is inverted) -sometimes with a diamond on the center-

E-8 Senior Master Sergeant

A Chevron with 7 stripes (two of which are inverted) -sometimes with a diamond on the center-

E-9 Chieft Master Sergeant

A Chevron with 8 stripes (three of which are inverted) -sometimes with a diamond on the center-

E-9 (Special Position) CCM (Command Chieft Master Sergeant) or CMSgt (Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force

CCM: A Chevron with 8 stripes (3 inverted) and a star in the center

CMSgt: A Chevron with 8 stripes (3 inverted) and the great seal of the U.S. flanked by 2 stars

O-1 Second Lieutenant

1 Gold Bar

O-2 First Lieutenant

1 Silver Bar

O-3 Captain

2 silver bars connected

O-4 Major

A gold oak leaf

O-5 Lieutenant Colonel

A silver Oak Leaf

O-6 Colonel

A Silver Eagle

O-7 Brigadier General

A silver star

O-8 Major General

2 silver stars

O-9 Lieutenant General

3 silver stars

O-10 General

4 silver stars